He that has satisfied his thirst turns his back on the well.

Quote by Baltasar Gracian

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Know or listen to those who know.

Know or listen to those who know.

There is always time to add a word, never to withdraw one.

There is always time to add a word, never to withdraw one.

To be at ease is better than to be at business. Nothing really belongs to...

To be at ease is better than to be at business. Nothing really belongs to...

True knowledge lies in knowing how to live.

True knowledge lies in knowing how to live.

Know or listen to those who know

Know or listen to those who know

There is none who cannot teach somebody something, and there is none so excellent but...

There is none who cannot teach somebody something, and there is none so excellent but...

It is better to sleep on things beforehand than lie awake about them afterwards.

It is better to sleep on things beforehand than lie awake about them afterwards.

Never open the door to the lesser evil, for other and greater ones invariably slink...

Never open the door to the lesser evil, for other and greater ones invariably slink...

Be content to act, and leave the talking to others.

Be content to act, and leave the talking to others.

True friendship multiplies the good in life and divides its evils. Strive to have friends,...

True friendship multiplies the good in life and divides its evils. Strive to have friends,...

Advice is sometimes transmitted more successfully through a joke than grave teaching.

Advice is sometimes transmitted more successfully through a joke than grave teaching.

Always leave something to wish for; otherwise you will be miserable from your very happiness.

Always leave something to wish for; otherwise you will be miserable from your very happiness.

Evil report carries further than any applause.

Evil report carries further than any applause.

Never have a companion that casts you in the shade.

Never have a companion that casts you in the shade.

Without courage, wisdom bears no fruit.

Without courage, wisdom bears no fruit.

Those who insist on the dignity of their office show they have not deserved it.

Those who insist on the dignity of their office show they have not deserved it.

Never contend with a man who has nothing to lose.

Never contend with a man who has nothing to lose.

Don't show off every day, or you'll stop surprising people. There must always be some...

Don't show off every day, or you'll stop surprising people. There must always be some...

He that communicates his secret to another makes himself that other's slave.

He that communicates his secret to another makes himself that other's slave.

The things we remember best are those better forgotten.

The things we remember best are those better forgotten.